Method for producing pictures upon fabrics.



H. SPIEGEL.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING PICTURES UPON FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.10, 1910.

978,500. Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

' wrm/mn UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN SPIEGEL, OF- NEW YORK, N. Y.

Specification of Letters Patent.

METHOD FOR PRODUCII TG PICTURES UPON FABRICS.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

Application filed March 10, 1910. Serial No. 548,370.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN SPIEGEL, a citizen of theUnited States,. anda resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and Stateof New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improve-l ments in'Methods for Producing Pictures U on Fabrics, of which the following isa i tain other novel featuresas hereinafter de-" scribed and moreparticularly pointed out in 85 used for stencilin fabric, and Fig. 4 ilustrates a cut-out of the Y fu I, clear, and exact description. 10

This invention relates to the roducti'on in multi-colors of ictures,fanci 111 designs, insignia and the li e upon fabric or similarmaterial.

Theprimary object of my invention is to provide simple and inexpensivemeans adapted to produce effectively in one or rmore-jcolors portraitsof persons and pictures of various kinds, such as animals, scenery,emblems, coatof arms, flags, etc., upon cloth, felt, other fabrics orany referred material and which may. be used or-ornamental, decorativeand useful urposes in houses, lodge rooms, stores, pubic balls or otherlike places. 7

My invention further provides eflicient means-adapted to readily andchea ly reproduce upon fabric or any desire material, pictures,portraits, flowers, designs, etc.,

in true, original colors, form and artistic detail in the same size, oron an enlarged, or

reduced scale.

The invention furthermore consists'of certhe claims at the end of thedescription and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a platof this specification.

In the dra ing, Figure 1 is an illustration of a pattern-plate or sheetof desired material with the picture drawn thereon and 'which, is to bereproduced upon a piece of fabric. Fig. Qis a view of the pattern-plateor sheet having the outlines of said picture perforated by aperforatingapparatus. Fig. 3 shows an impression-plate or metal screen the pictureupon the finished rictureupon the fabric or any suitable material.

In the means emplo ed for carrying out my invention I provl e aattern-plate or sheet 10 of pa er, cardboar or any suitable material onw ich-is drawn a picture in outline, as at 11', by'preferably eri andink and which is to be produced onelt, cloth or the like. The pictured 1may be: an eagle, as

shown, or any ori "nal drawing or reproduction, of a fancifu ordecorative nature, such as flags, emblems, coat of arms, etc. One or anumber of matrices or stenciling sheets or plates 12 are made with thepicture 11 reproduced m perforations therein, as at 13, indicated bydotted lines in Fig.2, by providing one or more sheets of paper orsuitable material and formed into layers under the pattern-plate orsheet -10, and then perforatmg the mes of the picture or design 11 byany convenient perforatingjmeans or apparatus. Obviously one or anydesired number of the matrices or stenciling sheets 12 may be made atonce so that a number of operators maybe employed at the same time instenciling the picture 11 for producing one or a number of impressionplates, as at 14, Fig; 3. To provide the impression plate 14 a s set ofmetal cloth, as at 15, or screenwoven material of any suitable kind mabe employed, and upon one surface of w ich the picture 11 is transferredor impressedthrough the perforations 13 of the matrix 12 by the use ofstenciling, brushes or other suitable appliances. Thebody of theimpression p ate 14 surrounding the confi ration of the picture 11 iscovered wlth a heavy layer or coating of paint or other imperviousmaterial as indicated at 16, to re.-

vent the colors in the operation of stenci ing from passing through thebody of the impression plate 14, and serving to permitclear and distinct1m ressions to be made of,

the configuration o the picturell. The

perforations 13 of the body of the picture 11. which set forth thedetails of the subject of the picture, for instance, the wings, head,

producing a combination of effects upon said ground colors ofcomplementary tints may be stenciled-in like manner through theinterstices 17 of the impression plate. After removal of the impressionplate 14, indistinct parts or spots of the picture, are

touched-up by hand, and other color-efiectsa such as the eyes, mouthandotherpaifts of' an animal, which are not specifically sho'wr'r upon thematrix may then be readily and quickly painted by hand so. as tov givethe subject of the picture a realistic aspect and finish. When animals,birds, or the like are finished upon the fabric the picture may becut-out as indicated at 18 in Fig. 4, thereby providing very attractive.and efi'ectiv'e forms'for certain uses and purposes.

, It is clear, thatch'anges maybe made in I the form of the-design orthe various parts ters Patent:

1 Method of producing a matrix :tor

transferring pictures upon fabrics which consists in making apattern-plate of card-' board, having a picture drawn thereon inoutline, perforating the outlines of said picture to form stencillng'matrlces and stenciling said drawing upon an impression plate by meansofsaid matrices 'andcoating the body of the impression plate surroundingthe'configuration of the drawing with impervious material g 2. Method ofj producing a matrix for transferring pictures upon fabrics whichconsists in drawin a picture upon suitable material, perforating theoutline of said .,,1. '.'L- pictupe, to form a stenclhng matrix, and

,that colors will pass only through said infabrics consisting in makinga drawing in fabrics which consists in making a pen and step-oiling thepicture upon a metal plate having interstices therein by the use of saidstenciling matrix,,and coating the body of said metalplate surroundingthe c0nfigura tion of the picture with a layer of paint, so

terstices in stenciling the picturev upon "fabric by the use of. saidmetal plate.

3. Method of producing pictures upon outline upon a suitablematerial-,-perforatmg said drawing for making a stencilin matrix,stenciling' the pictures upon a screen-woven stenciling plate, coveringthe body of said stenciling plate surrounding the configuration. of thedrawing with a layer of impervious material and finally stencilingf thedrawingupon a fabricby; suitable means. i

4. Method. of producin pictures upon ink draWing'upOn a pattern-plate'perforatr ing the outlines of said drawing toform 'stenciling sheets,stenciling the drawing upon a metal screening, coating the face of "I fa said metal screening beyond the outlines of the picture with paint,and finally impress- I .j

ing the picture through said metal screening upon a piece of fabric inmulticolors by J means of stenciling brushes.

This specification signed and witnessed this 8th day of March A. D.1910.

Witnesses RoBT. B. ABBo'r'r, I ALLAN A. DEU'rsoH.

SHERMAN sP1EGE t i

